According to the most recent JOLTs report, for the month of May 2012, the US economy gained only 12K jobs in the month of May. The data shows 4,361,000 hires against 4,349,000 separations. Separations include layoffs, discharges, quits and other forms in which a worker stops working. The minor gap of 12K is much smaller than the NFP figure for that May: a gain of 77K jobs. The original report was +69K, but this was revised in the latest NFP report. In April, JOLTs showed a net gain of 71K (4,213K hires vs. 4,142K gains). For this month, NFP and JOLTs are already very close: NFP eventually showed 68K job gains in April. The original report showed +115K and was then revised to +77K before the latest revision to 68K. Will the NFP data eventually be revised to only a marginal job growth in May? The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTs) report is often overlooked. The main reason is that the data is released quite late: around 5-6 weeks after the month has ended. The Non-Farm Payrolls report is usually published on the first Friday that the month ended. However, this BLS report was highlighted by Ben Bernanke earlier in the year. Bernanke looks at the layoffs, the hiring and the job openings data. The latter is somewhat encouraging for the month of May: the number of job openings rose from 3.477 million in April to 3.642 million in May 2012. Opening stood on only 3.077 million back in May 2011. This chart from Calculated Risk shows the all the relevant data since 2001: JOLTS May 2012 by Calculated Risk – Click image to enlarge Further reading: FOMC Minutes Show that Extended Twist was Substitute to QE3 Yohay Elam Yohay Elam Yohay Elam: Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I've accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I've earned a significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I've worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts. Yohay's Google Profile View All Post By Yohay Elam Forex News Today: Daily Trading News share Read Next US Jobless Claims Fall to 350K – Most Probably an Yohay Elam 9 years According to the most recent JOLTs report, for the month of May 2012, the US economy gained only 12K jobs in the month of May. The data shows 4,361,000 hires against 4,349,000 separations. Separations include layoffs, discharges, quits and other forms in which a worker stops working. The minor gap of 12K is much smaller than the NFP figure for that May: a gain of 77K jobs. The original report was +69K, but this was revised in the latest NFP report. In April, JOLTs showed a net gain of 71K (4,213K hires vs. 4,142K gains). For this month, NFP… Top Forex Brokers All Brokers Sponsored Brokers Broker Benefits Min Deposit Score Visit Broker 1 $100T&Cs Apply 0% Commission and No stamp DutyRegulated by US,UK & International StockCopy Successfull Traders 9.8 Visit Site FreeBets Reviews$100Your capital is at risk. 2 T&Cs Apply 9.8 Visit Site FreeBets Reviews$100Your capital is at risk. 3 Recommended Broker $100T&Cs Apply No deposit or withdrawal feesTrade major forex pairs such as EUR/USD with leverage up to 30:1 and tight spreads of 0.9 pips Low $100 minimum deposit to open a trading account 9 Visit Site FreeBets ReviewsYour capital is at risk. 4 T&Cs Apply Visit Site FreeBets ReviewsYour capital is at risk. 5 Recommended Broker $0T&Cs Apply Trade gold, silver, and platinum directly against major currenciesUp to 1:500 leverage for forex trading24/5 customer service by phone and email 9 Visit Site FreeBets ReviewsYour capital is at risk.
